Living in the Moment

Reading the piece, We Were the Mulvaneys, prompted a realization for me. In the passage from this novel, Judd is characterized as a child who isn’t living in the moment and is thinking about things of the future such as death. Because of his constant worries for the future, I feel that Judd is hindered from truly experiencing the adventures of a child and is unable to enjoy life at the moment. 

Though I have never reflected on something as intense or serious, I often catch myself worrying about the future and pondering what would happen if things don’t unfold the way I want them to. Sometimes, I even catch myself reminiscing of the past or regretting things that occurred. However, reading this piece made me realize that if I keep worrying or regretting events that are out of my control now, I would be distracted  from the events currently taking place and miss out on beautiful details. 

Sometimes when I do wonder about life’s hardest questions and the future, I am unable to come up with a simple answer. Little seems to be explained with just a simple, one-sentence explanation. Everything is so complex, probably because people are so complex. This week, I was also introduced to the idea of complex characters while reading Oedipus Rex and how people’s personality is so intricately complex. As I reflect on my personality while writing college essays, it’s hard for me to just pick a few experiences or a few traits for me to write about myself due to the multiple layers I wear. Even though all my interests and traits don’t always mirror each other, I feel that they all complement each other and play an integral role into the person I am. And when I do reflect on who I am, it is one of those questions that are too elusive for me to answer at the now and will probably become clearer later on. So why not just live in the moment?

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